OWL Gore and the Fairness Doctrine

rob · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 01:00 PM

AL GORE AND THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
It looks like I agreed with OwlGore for about minute this week when he criticized Americans' obsession with celebrity gossip. Well he is back to his liberal bit-government self again. This time he is joining the ranks of Fairness Doctrine supporters.
On CBS' "Early Show" with Harry Smith, Al Gore said, "the first concerns among defenders of democracy arose with radio. And that's why the equal time provision and the fairness doctrine and the public interest standard were put in place here. Those protections were almost completely removed during President Reagan's term."
There you have it. OwlGore feels that the government should set the "public interest standards" for radio shows like this one. Well, maybe I am a low man on the totem poll, but liberals loathe the conservative influence in talk radio. They just can't stand the fact that people like Hannity, Limbaugh, Ingraham, and even little old me can get up here and yap for hours and hours and they can't do a darned thing to limit what I talk about.
What is so different about what Hugo Chavez in doing in Venezuela? Weren't those pretty much the same words that Hugo used when he seized the nation's most popular television station, a station critical of his rule? Chavez said he was "democratizing" the public's airwaves? Gore excuses his desire to shut down talk radio by referring "defenders of democracy."
Al is losing his political touch here. Sure, there was no real secret that he, along with the rest of the left, wants to shut down talk radio. After all, every attempt at bringing a successful left-wing talk show to the airwaves has met with failure. So, the rule in government is if you can't beat 'em, shut 'em down. But just how stupid do you have to be to voice your threat to shut down talk radio just days after your leftist fellow traveler Hugh Chavez shut down an opposition television station in Venezuela? And then you use virtually the same language that Chavez used to justify your plans?
Poor Al Gore. Perhaps he was listening yesterday when I covered the news story about global warming on Neptune.

sachem · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

AL GORE AND THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
It looks like I agreed with OwlGore for about minute this week when he criticized Americans' obsession with celebrity gossip. Well he is back to his liberal bit-government self again. This time he is joining the ranks of Fairness Doctrine supporters.
On CBS' "Early Show" with Harry Smith, Al Gore said, "the first concerns among defenders of democracy arose with radio. And that's why the equal time provision and the fairness doctrine and the public interest standard were put in place here. Those protections were almost completely removed during President Reagan's term."
There you have it. OwlGore feels that the government should set the "public interest standards" for radio shows like this one. Well, maybe I am a low man on the totem poll, but liberals loathe the conservative influence in talk radio. They just can't stand the fact that people like Hannity, Limbaugh, Ingraham, and even little old me can get up here and yap for hours and hours and they can't do a darned thing to limit what I talk about.
What is so different about what Hugo Chavez in doing in Venezuela? Weren't those pretty much the same words that Hugo used when he seized the nation's most popular television station, a station critical of his rule? Chavez said he was "democratizing" the public's airwaves? Gore excuses his desire to shut down talk radio by referring "defenders of democracy."
Al is losing his political touch here. Sure, there was no real secret that he, along with the rest of the left, wants to shut down talk radio. After all, every attempt at bringing a successful left-wing talk show to the airwaves has met with failure. So, the rule in government is if you can't beat 'em, shut 'em down. But just how stupid do you have to be to voice your threat to shut down talk radio just days after your leftist fellow traveler Hugh Chavez shut down an opposition television station in Venezuela? And then you use virtually the same language that Chavez used to justify your plans?
Poor Al Gore. Perhaps he was listening yesterday when I covered the news story about global warming on Neptune.

I really don't think talk radio bothers people all that much. I say let them yap to their hearts content. Liberals don't like to talk on the radio all that much, after all we have the left wing biased mainstream media on our side.

Let the right talk themselves blue, no skin off of our backs. We will tell Al to shut up. The more the right talks, the better for us.

rob · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sachem

I really don't think talk radio bothers people all that much. I say let them yap to their hearts content. Liberals don't like to talk on the radio all that much, after all we have the left wing biased mainstream media on our side.

Let the right talk themselves blue, no skin off of our backs. We will tell Al to shut up. The more the right talks, the better for us.

Ifind your comments to be hard to beleive. Look at the Liberals call for AA to be sucessful, but if not then they want to be able to shut down talk radio altogether.

sachem · #4 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

Ifind your comments to be hard to beleive. Look at the Liberals call for AA to be sucessful, but if not then they want to be able to shut down talk radio altogether.

The reason AA was a failure is that Liberals don't like to vent on talk radio. Sure,some prominent lefties wanted AA to work, but that just isn't what everyday Liberals are into.We generally get a fair shake in the mainstream press, so we don't have the same need to go elsewhere to vent,I guess.

rob · #5 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sachem

The reason AA was a failure is that Liberals don't like to vent on talk radio. Sure,some prominent lefties wanted AA to work, but that just isn't what everyday Liberals are into.We generally get a fair shake in the mainstream press, so we don't have the same need to go elsewhere to vent,I guess.

You get more than just a fair break in the mainstream press. In fact the mainstream press will turn an adulterous President into a Saint but then wants to talk about Newt's affairs.

sachem · #6 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

You get more than just a fair break in the mainstream press. In fact the mainstream press will turn an adulterous President into a Saint but then wants to talk about Newt's affairs.

Did they try to turn Bill into a saint? Well, one point for us. I think Monicagate was adequately played out so that everyone knew what was going on. I don't think too much spin could be put on that one. Newt is a toad. He is smart though, I will give him that.

Eternal Footman · #7 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sachem

The reason AA was a failure is that Liberals don't like to vent on talk radio. Sure,some prominent lefties wanted AA to work, but that just isn't what everyday Liberals are into.We generally get a fair shake in the mainstream press, so we don't have the same need to go elsewhere to vent,I guess.

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Originally Posted by RASTA

While many conservatives and moderates will make the false claims and accusations that Liberal Talk Radio does not have an audience and cannot survive in so called "Conservative Talk Radio Arena", I just want to say that Air America Radio is still here and available for Progressives and Liberals who want to listen to Liberal Talk Radio.

Here are links available for those individuals who want access to Liberal and Progressive Talk Radio:

AIR AMERICA (http://www.airamerica.com/ ) and Nova M Radio (http://www.novamradio.com/,) as well as The White Rose Society" (http://www.whiterosesociety.org/) which archives Liberal Talk Radio on Mp3.!

The strength of "Liberal Talk Radio" is in its Diversity of available outlets, that enables Liberal Talk Radio to by pass "Conservative investors and advertisers to ensure there is a place for Liberal Talk Radio.

Imagine Air America still surviving despite the fact that GOP voting and funding Corporate American Advertisers banded together to black ball and black list advertising on Air America, just b/c they did not Agree with how Air America stood and reported on the political issues of DAY. Here is a copy of the Black list memo by NBC: http://www.fair.org/images/ABCmemo.pdf

Such are the tactics of the MONOLITHIC CORPORATE PREDATORY FASCIST CONSERVATIVES in the Talk Radio Industry. Some how Black Balling another Radio Talk outlet due to differing of politics does not sound like Fair Trade!!! Does it! Yet Corporate owned Business always crow about the good fortunes of FAIR TRADE-----what Hypocrisy.

Lastly, so much for Air America not being main stream---check out AA nation wide Affiliates:

Here are the affiliates who carry Air America!

ALASKA
KUDO 1080am, Anchorage
ARKANSAS
KXDE 1380am, Little Rock
ARIZONA
KPHX 1480am, Phoenix
CALIFORNIA
KSZL 1230am, Barstow
KFPT 790am, Fresno KTLK 1150am,
Los Angeles (12p-3p PT)
KOMY 1340am, Monterey
KPTR 1340am, Palm Springs
KCTC 1320am, Sacramento
KLSD 1360am, San Diego
KQKE 960am, San Francisco
KYNS 1340am, San Luis Obispo
KIST 1340am, Santa Barbara
KTHO 590am, S. Lake Tahoe
COLORADO
KKZN 760am, Denver/Boulder
CONNECTICUT
WZKE 1020am, Sharon
FLORIDA
WKIZ 1500am, Key West
WINZ 940am, Miami
WJNO 1290am, W Palm Beach
HAWAII
KUMU 1500am, Honolulu
KQNG 570am, Kauai
ILLINOIS
WBYS 1560am, Canton
WCPT 850am, Chicago
LOUISIANA
WYNK 1380am, Baton Rouge
KEUN 1490am, Lafayette
MAINE
WMTW 870am, Portland MARYLAND
WWRC 1260am, Rockville
MASSACHUSETTES
WHMP 1240/1400/1600am, Springfield
MICHIGAN
WLBY 1290am, Ann Arbor
WDTW 1310am, Detriot
WTKG 1230am, Grand Rapids
WJML 750am, Petoksy
MINNESOTA
KTNF 950am, Minneapolis
MISSOURI
KRFT 1090am, St. Louis
NORTH CAROLINA
WPEK 880am, Asheville
NEVADA
KJFK 1230am, Reno/Carson City
KTHO 590am, S Lake Tahoe
NEW MEXICO
KABQ 1350am, Albuquerque
KTRC 1260am, Santa Fe
KVOT 1340am, Taos
NEW YORK
WWKB 1520am, Buffalo
WNYY 1470am, Ithaca
WWRL 1600am, New York City )
WTWK 1070am, Plattsburgh
WROC 950am, Rochester
NORTH CAROLINA
WPEK 880am, Asheville
WCHL 1360am, Raleigh-Durham
OHIO
WJMP 1520am, Akron
WCKY 1360am, Cincinnati
OREGON
KBBR 1340am, Coos Bay
KOPT 1450am, Eugene
KPOJ 620am, Portland
TENNESSEE
WWTQ 680am, Memphis
TEXAS
KOKE 1600am, Austin
Corpus Christi DROPS Air America
KHRO 1650am, El Paso
San Antonio DROPS Air America
VERMONT
WTWK 1390am, Burlington
WKVT 1490am, Brattleboro
VIRGINIA
WVAX 1450am, Charlottesville
WISCONSIN
WXXM 92.1fm, Madison
The Mic keeps Air America!!
WASHINGTON
KPTK 1090am, Seattle
KPTQ 1280am, Spokane
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WWRC 1260am

SATELLITE
Chan. 167, XM Satellite Radio

NOVA M Affilitates

KPHX 1480 AM Phoenix AZ www.1480kphx.com
WINZ 940 AM South Florida
FL www.supertalk940.com
KQKE 960 AM San Francisco CA www.quakeradio.com
KSAC 1240 AM Sacramento CA www.1240talkcity.com
SIRIUS 146 CH Sirius Left USA www.sirius.com
KPTK 1090 AM Seattle WA www.am1090seattle.com
KLSD 1360 AM San Diego CA www.1360klsd.com
KYNS 1340 AM San Luis Obispo
CA www.1340kyns.com
KGOE 1480 AM Eureka CA www.kgoe.com
KTNF 950 AM Minneapolis MN www.950airamerica.com
XM Coming Soon USA www.xmradio.com
WCPT 850 AM Chicago IL www.wcpt850.com
KPOJ 620 AM Portland OR www.620kpoj.com
WXXM 92.1 FM Madison WI www.themic921.com
WAAW 94.7 FM (Early June) Augusta GA www.rejoiceradio.com

Air America Radio Is Still Alive And Available

Yeah, that's it, Liberals don't like to vent on talk radio. Tell us another one.

rob · #8 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eternal Footman

Air America Radio Is Still Alive And Available

Yeah, that's it, Liberals don't like to vent on talk radio. Tell us another one.

EF, now he will refuse to talk about this now. Shame on you trying to use logic.

Areyouforreal · #9 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 02:52 PM

sachem, do you know just how many Liberals listen to conservative talk radio?
Lots and lots. Heck they call in just as much as the conservatives do.

rob · #10 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Areyouforreal

sachem, do you know just how many Liberals listen to conservative talk radio?
Lots and lots. Heck they call in just as much as the conservatives do.

sshh, don't tell him that, it will only confuse them.